i have been reading about Derry

[Tiny]

hey, ms mod ; or anyone else

I have been reading up on Derry Ireland. It seems that this city was a center
of violence an hatred during the problems in Ireland. Even today they seem to glamorize the hatred and killing from years ago.(large murals on buildings)

Im wondering if our Mr King choose the name Derry

...very much on purpose .

 

[Tiny]

OMG !!!!
I just learned they had really serious MARCHES in 1968 for civil rights, they were protesting for
protection against "anti catholic bigotry" then they had lots of killing and riots. the army actually opened fire.
one riot was called "bloody sunday"
STEVEN KING would have seen this on the news, 1968-9

 

[Tiny]

the whole thing was called 'the troubles'. Derry was the VERY CENTER of the Ireland problems in the 60s-70s

 

[Tiny]

Derry was an actual war zone

 

[Moderator]

hey, ms mod ; or anyone else

I have been reading up on Derry Ireland. It seems that this city was a center
of violence an hatred during the problems in Ireland. Even today they seem to glamorize the hatred and killing from years ago.(large murals on buildings)

Im wondering if our Mr King choose the name Derry

...very much on purpose .

It's much more likely that he was inspired to use the name Derry because of Derry, New Hampshire.

 

[Neesy]

It's much more likely that he was inspired to use the name Derry because of Derry, New Hampshire.

It's his Scottish and Irish genes

Spoiler: As me old Ma would have said:

It's in his blood, ya ken?

 

[Paddy C]

Bangor is also a place in Northern Ireland although there's a Bangor in Wales as well.

 

[GNTLGNT]

OMG !!!!
I just learned they had really serious MARCHES in 1968 for civil rights, they were protesting for
protection against "anti catholic bigotry" then they had lots of killing and riots. the army actually opened fire.
one riot was called "bloody sunday"
STEVEN KING would have seen this on the news, 1968-9

...and U2's "Sunday Bloody Sunday" harkens back to that day.....

 

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